US scientists discover a new gene therapy technique that is able to modify prostate cancer cells so that a patient's body attacks and kills them.

A free heart camp, initiated by medicine and heart specialist Dr AKM Nasir Uddin (Rotarian), will be held at Patiya Ideal High School in Chittagong today.

Being miserable or stressed will not increase your risk of dying, according to the UK's Million Women Study.

Law enforcers yesterday fined three brick kilns in Ishwardi upazila of the district for violating environmental law.

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has asked a suspended principal of Shaheed M Mansur Ali College in Pabna

The Supreme Court has fixed January 6 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.

Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the

Mental health disorders are a growing global concern now a days. The relationship between diet, brain function and the risk of mental

The three-delay model of accessing care is an important consideration for safe motherhood. Decision making delay to use emergency

A man's weight affects the information passed on through his sperm and could leave his children predisposed to obesity, research in

I found some people are very hesitant about their doctor’s diagnosis. Maybe some of them are their friends or very famous and they

A so called group named “Mission Jihadists” threatens Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim with death through an email.

Sweden and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed a grant agreement to support midwifery-led maternal and newborn healthcare in Bangladesh, says a press release.

Law enforcers arrested three leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in Poyari area under Muktagachha upazila of the district early

On this day in 1971, people of Phulbari upazila in the district tasted freedom after the freedom fighters defeated the Pakistani

As per the Constitution, Bangladesh must be a welfare state with quality health and education services to be ensured by the state, said noted personalities at a book launching ceremony in the capital yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.

The Brazilian health ministry has confirmed a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.

A follow-up study to assess the effects of personally tailored diabetes care in general practice has revealed that such care reduces mortality in women, but not men, according to a report published on The Lancet. The study was conducted by Dr Marlene Krag, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues.

Have you ever thought about the diseases that come around every winter season? Living in this cold environment three to four months of every year, we tend to get used to the various winter ailments circulating around us. Here are some tips to help you stay away from these ailments.